Organization Outside Organizations : The Abundance of Partial Organization in Social Life

The book explores how various social settings are partially organized even when they do not form part of a formal organization. It also shows how even formal organizations may be only partially organized. Professors Göran Ahrne and Nils Brunsson first established the concept of partial organization in 2011 and in doing so opened up a ground-breaking new field of organizational analysis. An academic community has since developed around the concept, and Ahrne and Brunsson have edited this collection to reflect the current state of inquiry in this burgeoning subject and to set an agenda for future research. Its chapters explain how organization is a salient feature in many social settings, including markets, interfirm networks, social movements, criminal gangs, internet communication and family life. Organization theory is much more relevant for the understanding of social processes than previously assumed. This book provides a new understanding of many social phenomena and opens up new fields for organizational analysis. The Book Explores How Various Social Settings Are Partially Organized Even When They Do Not Form Part Of A Formal Organization. It Also Shows How Evenformal Organizations May Be Only Partially Organized. Professors Göran Ahrne And Nils Brunsson First Established The Concept Of Partial Organization In 2011 And In Doing So Opened Up A Ground-breaking New Field Of Organizational Analysis. An Academic Community Has Since Developed Around The Concept, And Ahrne And Brunsson Have Edited This Collection To Reflect The Current State Of Inquiry In This Burgeoning Subject And To Set An Agenda For Future Research. Its Chapters Explain How Organization Is A Salient Feature In Many Social Settings, Including Markets, Interfirm Networks, Social Movements, Criminal Gangs, Internet Communication And Family Life. Organization Theory Is Much More Relevant For The Understanding Of Social Processes Than Previously Assumed. This Book Provides A New Understanding Of Many Social Phenomena And Opens Up New Fields For Organizational Analysis-- Organization Unbound Goran Ahrne And Nils Brunsson How Can An Airplane Land On Another Continent? How Can We Know That Exotic Fruits At The Grocery Shop Have Been Produced In A Relatively Fair Way? How Is It That We Can Learn About Some Universities Being Better Than Others - Even Universities On The Other Side Of The Globe? How Are We Able To Know Which Scientists Are Among The Most Outstanding In The World? In Order To Answer Such Questions, One Must Realize That All These Phenomena Rely On Organization. Contemporary Everyday Life Is Rife With Organization. Working Life Contains Much Organization, But Consumers Also Encounter Various Forms Of Organization In Shops And Restaurants. Leisure Activities Such As Sports Or Tourism Involve A Substantial Degree Of Organization, As Does The Internet. One Can Even Speak Of 'hyper Organization' As A Characteristic Of The Contemporary World: 'faced With Any Problematic Situations, The Modern Impulse Is To Create More Organizational Structures.' (bromley & Meyer, 2015: 4)-- Introduction: 1. Organization Unbound / Göran Ahrne And Nils Brunsson -- Part 1. Rules, Sanctions, Membership: 2. Standards Between Partial And Complete Organization / Andreas Rasche And David Seidl ; 3. Prizes And The Organization Of Status / Peter Edlund, Josef Pallas, And Linda Wedlin ; 4. Membership Or Contributorship? Managing The Inclusion Of Individuals Into Organizations / Michael Grothe-hammer -- Part 2. Organization In And Around Markets: 5. The Partial Organization Of Markets / Nils Brunsson ; 6. The Organization Of Digital Marketplaces: Unmasking The Role Of Internet Platforms In The Sharing Economy / Stefan Kirchner And Elke Schüssler ; 7. Organizing For Independence / Ingrid Gustafsson And Kristina Tamm Hallström ; 8. Queues: Tensions Between Institution And Organization / Göran Ahrne, Daniel Castillo, And Lambros Roumbanis -- Part 3. Networks And Other Social Relationships: 9 The Inter-firm Network As Partial Organization? / Jörg Sydow ; 10. An Organized Network: World Economic Forum And The Partial Organizing Of Global Agendas / Christina Garsten And Adrienne Sörbom ; 11. Organizing Intimacy / Göran Ahrne ; 12. How Is 'organized Crime' Organized? / Göran Ahrne And Amir Rostami ; 13. Brotherhood As An Organized Social Relationship / Mikaela Sundberg -- Part 4. Social Movements And Collective Action: 14. The Dilemma Of Organization In Social Movement Initiatives / Mikko Laamanen, Sanne Bor, And Frank Den Hond ; 15. Alternating Between Partial And Complete Organization: The Case Of Anonymous / Dennis Schoeneborn And Leonhard Dobusch ; 16. Collective Action Through Social Media: Possibilities And Challenges Of Partial Organizing / Noomi Weinryb, Cecilia Gullberg, And Jaako Turunen -- Part 5. The Partial Organization Of Formal Organizations: 17^social Relationships: 9 Partial De-organizing For Innovation And Strategic Renewal? A Study Of An Industrial Innovation Programme / Frank Den Hond, Kati Järvi, And Liisa Välikangas ; 18. The Partial Organization Of International Relations: International Organizations As Meta-organizations / Göran Ahrne, Nils Brunsson, And Dieter Kerwer -- Conclusion: 19. More Or Less Organization? / Göran Ahrne And Nils Brunsson. Edited By Göran Ahrne, Nils Brunsson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 1 Organization Unbound; Part 1 Rules, Sanctions, Membership; 2 Standards between Partial and Complete Organization; 3 Prizes and the Organization of Status; 4 Membership or Contributorship? Managing the Inclusion of Individuals into Organizations; Part 2 Organization in and around Markets; 5 The Partial Organization of Markets; 6 The Organization of Digital Marketplaces: Unmasking the Role of Internet Platforms in the Sharing Economy; 7 Organizing for Independence 8 Queues: Tensions between Institution and Organization Part 3 Networks and Other Social Relationships; 9 The Inter-Firm Network as Partial Organization?; 10 An Organized Network: World Economic Forum and the Partial Organizing of Global Agendas; 11 Organizing Intimacy; 12 How Is 'Organized Crime' Organized?; 13 Brotherhood as an Organized Social Relationship; Part 4 Social Movements and Collective Action; 14 The Dilemma of Organization in Social Movement Initiatives; 15 Alternating between Partial and Complete Organization: The Case of Anonymous 16 Collective Action through Social Media: Possibilities and Challenges of Partial Organizing Part 5 The Partial Organization of Formal Organizations; 17 Partial De-Organizing for Innovation and Strategic Renewal? A Study of an Industrial Innovation Programme; 18 The Partial Organization of International Relations: International Organizations as Meta-Organizations; Conclusion; 19 More and Less Organization; Index The book explores how various social settings are partially organized even when they do not form part of a formal organization. It also shows how even formal organizations may be only partially organized. Professors Goeran Ahrne and Nils Brunsson first established the concept of partial organization in 2011 and in doing so opened up a ground-breaking new field of organizational analysis. An academic community has since developed around the concept, and Ahrne and Brunsson have edited this collection to reflect the current state of inquiry in this burgeoning subject and to set an agenda for future research. Its chapters explain how organization is a salient feature in many social settings, including markets, interfirm networks, social movements, criminal gangs, internet communication and family life. Organization theory is much more relevant for the understanding of social processes than previously assumed. This book provides a new understanding of many social phenomena and opens up new fields for organizational analysis The authors explore how contemporary society is organized, describing the existence of organization outside and among formal organizations. This book will appeal to academics in organization studies, sociology and political science who want to learn how formal organizations only form part of broader organizational structures.